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A B767 flight crew ultimately declared an emergency and diverted when their right hydraulic system developed an on again; off again leak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1082485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Hydraulic System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 2500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We got an EICAS message for the right hydraulic system and saw 'low level' annunciated on the status page. After we accomplished the checklist the system seemed to stop leaking at first but later developed [a] slow leak. We finally ended up declaring an emergency and diverting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 flight crew ultimately declared an emergency and diverted when their right hydraulic system developed an on again; off again leak.
Narrative: We got an EICAS message for the R HYD SYS and saw 'LOW LEVEL' annunciated on the status page. After we accomplished the checklist the system seemed to stop leaking at first but later developed [a] slow leak. We finally ended up declaring an emergency and diverting.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.